OVERDRIVE (overdriven, overdrove)
Dictionary entry overview: What does overdrive mean?
• OVERDRIVE (noun)
The noun OVERDRIVE has 2 senses:
1. the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration
2. a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power
Familiarity information: OVERDRIVE used as a noun is rare.
• OVERDRIVE (verb)
The verb OVERDRIVE has 2 senses:
1. drive or work too hard
2. make use of too often or too extensively
Familiarity information: OVERDRIVE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OVERDRIVE (noun)
Meaning:
The state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context examples:
Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given / Melissa's brain was in overdrive
Hypernyms ("overdrive" is a kind of...):
action; activeness; activity (the state of being active)
Meaning:
A high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("overdrive" is a kind of...):
high; high gear (a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed)
• OVERDRIVE (verb)
Meaning:
Drive or work too hard
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context examples:
The teacher is overworking his students / Overdriving people often suffer stress
Hypernyms (to "overdrive" is one way to...):
exploit; overwork (work excessively hard)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Make use of too often or too extensively
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
overuse; overdrive
Hypernyms (to "overdrive" is one way to...):
apply; employ; use; utilise; utilize (put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
